Content that only works
on the stick it came on

Put your books, video and files on a USB stick. If they are copied to a computer or another stick, they stop working.

The tool runs on Windows. A stick that reports its own serial number opens on Windows and Mac — the same stick, the same protection, no second stamp. A stick that reports no serial number opens on Windows; a Mac needs a one-time pass first.

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How it works

Three steps, once per title. After that, writing each stick is a single action.

Point it at your files

Choose the folder holding your book — the pages, the video, the fonts. Every file inside it is locked.

It locks the content

Your books and video are encrypted. Each stick is then stamped with its own key, tied to that stick's hardware.

Write as many as you need

Plug in sticks one after another in hands-free mode. It writes, verifies and ejects each one, then waits for the next.

Nothing to install, nothing to sign up to. The reading window travels on the stick itself — one build for Windows, one for Mac — so your reader double-clicks a file and the book opens. Nothing is installed on their computer, and nothing is written to it.

Try it before you talk to us. The demonstration edition is the same tool at the same version, with one difference: a large DEMO notice appears for about two seconds every forty seconds, for as long as it is open — so a stick written with it can be tried, but never shipped.

Download the demo — version 2.3.30, Windows

94 MB. Unzip and run START HERE.cmd — the tool is Windows, but a stick that reports its own serial number opens on Windows and on a Mac. The production edition, which writes sticks without the banner, is supplied on request.

What ends up on a stick

The locked book, the reader for each platform, and one file the reader double-clicks.

Item	What it is
SecureContent/	Your book, encrypted, plus that stick's unique licence
Vguard-Reader-Windows/ Vguard-Reader-macOS/	Our reading window — one build per platform, carried on the stick
Play (Windows).cmd Open (Mac).command	The one file your reader double-clicks to open it

Copy the SecureContent folder to another machine and the licence no longer unwraps. The content will not open. That is the whole promise.

Both platforms, one stick — when the stick identifies itself. A stick that reports its own serial number opens on Windows and on a Mac, bound to that stick's hardware on both, with nothing extra to stamp. Some cheap sticks report no serial number: those are bound to the stick's volume instead, they open on Windows, and a Mac needs a one-time pass on that stick first — the administrator guide explains it, and the tool says which kind of stick it is writing.

Pricing

Priced per protected stick. Prices in Australian dollars, excluding GST. Export orders are GST-free.

Temporary sale — ends 1 December 2026. The price falls as the run grows: 5% off at 10 sticks, up to 45% off at 1,000. Applies to orders placed before the closing date.

Protected sticks	Was	Sale price	Per stick	Saving	Best for
10	$65	$62	$6.20	5%	Trying it on a real run
50	$195	$165	$3.30	15%	Small print runs
200	$525	$395	$1.98	25%	A single title
500	$1,115	$725	$1.45	35%	Most publishers
1,000	$1,950	$1,075	$1.08	45%	Multiple titles or large runs

Perpetual and unlimited

Unlimited sticks, forever, for your company. Available with or without the source code, and available exclusively in your market.

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Quoted individually, by negotiation — the sale above applies to per-stick pricing only.

Not sure which tier fits? Tell us your print run and we will point you at the right one.

Why publishers choose it

SecureUSB-VGuard

One stick opens on Windows and on Mac (sticks that report a serial number)
Nothing to install to read it on Windows 10 or 11
Bound to the stick's own hardware — copies do not open
Screenshots and screen recordings show a blank window
Runs offline — no internet needed to write sticks
AUD pricing, local support

Typical alternative

Their reader has to be installed before it opens
Content displayed inside their module
Often priced in a foreign currency
Support in another timezone

We would rather be straight with you: a determined attacker who can watch the screen while the book is open is a different problem, and no offline system solves it completely. What SecureUSB-VGuard guarantees is that the files themselves are useless the moment they leave the stick they were written to.

Questions

Does the tool run on a Mac?: The administrator tool runs on Windows. A stick that reports its own serial number opens on Windows and on a Mac, bound to that stick's hardware on both, and you do not need a Mac to make one.
Do all sticks open on a Mac?: No. Sticks that report their own serial number do, with no extra step. Some cheap sticks report no serial number at all; those are bound to the stick's volume, they open on Windows, and a Mac needs a one-time pass on that stick before it will open. The tool records which kind each stick is, and says so when it writes it.
Does it work without internet?: Yes. Writing sticks never needs a connection, and neither does reading them. Useful if you build at a print house with no guest wi-fi.
What opens the book on the reader's computer?: Our own reading window, Vguard-Reader. It travels on the stick — nothing to install, and nothing is written to their computer: the pages and video are decrypted as they are read, in the browser engine the system already has.
What happens when someone copies the stick?: They get an encrypted folder and a message telling them the content is locked to the original stick. Nothing opens.
Can I put several titles on one stick?: Yes. One licence covers the sticks you write, however you split the content across them.
Which platforms do readers need?: Windows 10 or 11, or macOS 11 and later. The readers for both travel on the same stick, so you do not need to know which your readers use.
What do I need to build sticks?: A Windows PC and a USB hub. No special USB sticks — any brand works, though we do recommend checking a sample of your batch before ordering in volume.

Content that only workson the stick it came on